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Volume 4;  2008
Research
Comparison of health conditions treated with traditional and biomedical health care in a Quechua community in rural Bolivia
Ina Vandebroek, Evert Thomas, Sabino Sanca, Patrick Van Damme, Luc Van Puyvelde, and Norbert De Kimpe
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 1. Published online 2008 January 14. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-1.
PMCID: PMC2265262
Indigenous knowledge for plant species diversity: a case study of wild plants' folk names used by the Mongolians in Ejina desert area, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China
Khasbagan and Soyolt
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 2. Published online 2008 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-2.
PMCID: PMC2268917
Use and commercialization of Podocnemis expansa (Schweiger 1812) (Testudines: Podocnemididae) for medicinal purposes in two communities in North of Brazil
Rômulo RN Alves and Gindomar G Santana
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 3. Published online 2008 January 21. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-3.
PMCID: PMC2254592
Archival data on wild food plants used in Poland in 1948
Łukasz Łuczaj
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 4. Published online 2008 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-4.
PMCID: PMC2275233
Dermatological remedies in the traditional pharmacopoeia of Vulture-Alto Bradano, inland southern Italy
Cassandra L Quave, Andrea Pieroni, and Bradley C Bennett
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 5. Published online 2008 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-5.
PMCID: PMC2275234
Ethnopharmacological uses of Erythrina senegalensis: a comparison of three areas in Mali, and a link between traditional knowledge and modern biological science
Adiaratou Togola, Ingvild Austarheim, Annette Theïs, Drissa Diallo, and Berit Smestad Paulsen
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 6. Published online 2008 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-6.
PMCID: PMC2278129
Ethnophytotherapeutical research in the high Molise region (Central-Southern Italy)
Paolo Maria Guarrera, Fernando Lucchese, and Simone Medori
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 7. Published online 2008 March 11. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-7.
PMCID: PMC2322956
Consensus of the 'Malasars' traditional aboriginal knowledge of medicinal plants in the Velliangiri holy hills, India
Subramanyam Ragupathy, Newmaster G Steven, Murugesan Maruthakkutti, Balasubramaniam Velusamy, and Muneer M Ul-Huda
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 8. Published online 2008 March 27. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-8.
PMCID: PMC2323365
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Mana Angetu District, southeastern Ethiopia
Ermias Lulekal, Ensermu Kelbessa, Tamrat Bekele, and Haile Yineger
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 10. Published online 2008 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-10.
PMCID: PMC2391147
Ethnomedicinal plant knowledge and practice of the Oromo ethnic group in southwestern Ethiopia
Haile Yineger, Delenasaw Yewhalaw, and Demel Teketay
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 11. Published online 2008 April 29. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-11.
PMCID: PMC2390512
The importance of chemosensory clues in Aguaruna tree classification and identification
Kevin A Jernigan
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 12. Published online 2008 May 3. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-12.
PMCID: PMC2412849
Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants used in Palestine (Northern West Bank): A comparative study
Mohammed S Ali-Shtayeh, Rana M Jamous, Jehan H Al-Shafie', Wafa' A Elgharabah, Fatemah A Kherfan, Kifayeh H Qarariah, Isra' S Khdair, Israa M Soos, Aseel A Musleh, Buthainah A Isa, Hanan M Herzallah, Rasha B Khlaif, Samiah M Aiash, Ghadah M Swaiti, Muna A Abuzahra, Maha M Haj-Ali, Nehaya A Saifi, Hebah K Azem, and Hanadi A Nasrallah
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 13. Published online 2008 May 12. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-13.
PMCID: PMC2396604
Ethnopharmacological survey of Samburu district, Kenya
Mark O Nanyingi, James M Mbaria, Adamson L Lanyasunya, Cyrus G Wagate, Kipsengeret B Koros, Humphrey F Kaburia, Rahab W Munenge, and William O Ogara
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 14. Published online 2008 May 23. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-14.
PMCID: PMC2412850
Wild leafy vegetables: A study of their subsistence dietetic support to the inhabitants of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India
Shalini Misra, RK Maikhuri, CP Kala, KS Rao, and KG Saxena
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 15. Published online 2008 May 30. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-15.
PMCID: PMC2430554
Alternative medicines for AIDS in resource-poor settings: Insights from exploratory anthropological studies in Asia and Africa
Anita Hardon, Alice Desclaux, Marc Egrot, Emmanuelle Simon, Evelyne Micollier, and Margaret Kyakuwa
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 16. Published online 2008 July 10. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-16.
PMCID: PMC2503967
Traditional zootherapeutic studies in India: a review
Madan Mohan Mahawar and DP Jaroli
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 17. Published online 2008 July 18. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-17.
PMCID: PMC2516508
Is there a divide between local medicinal knowledge and Western medicine? a case study among native Amazonians in Bolivia
Laura Calvet-Mir, Victoria Reyes-García, and Susan Tanner
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 18. Published online 2008 August 18. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-18.
PMCID: PMC2535591
The traditional knowledge on stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponina) used by the Enawene-Nawe tribe in western Brazil
Gilton Mendes dos Santos and Yasmine Antonini
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 19. Published online 2008 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-19.
PMCID: PMC2562997
Ecology and ethnoecology of dusky grouper [garoupa, Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834)] along the coast of Brazil
Alpina Begossi and Renato AM Silvano
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 20. Published online 2008 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-20.
PMCID: PMC2567293
The plants, rituals and spells that 'cured' helminthiasis in Sicily
Mariangela Napoli
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 21. Published online 2008 September 29. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-21.
PMCID: PMC2566559
Ethnomedicinal plant use by Lepcha tribe of Dzongu valley, bordering Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, in North Sikkim, India
Bharat K Pradhan and Hemant K Badola
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 22. Published online 2008 October 1. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-22.
PMCID: PMC2567294
Cultural Transmission of Traditional Knowledge in two populations of North-western Patagonia
Cecilia Eyssartier, Ana H Ladio, and Mariana Lozada
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 25. Published online 2008 December 15. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-25.
PMCID: PMC2614966
Review
Bioprospecting the African Renaissance: The new value of muthi in South Africa
Hanspeter CW Reihling
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008; 4: 9. Published online 2008 March 27. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-9.
PMCID: PMC2322955
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